Number Sense
Patt/Alg/Geom
Measure/Data
Math Vocabulary
Test Taking Strategies
100

The following list shows the low temperatures of four cities: Boston = 3 degrees F Lowell = 0 degrees F Springfield = -8 degrees F Worcester = -5 degrees F Which city had the lowest temperature?

Springfield = -8 degrees F

100

In right triangle ABC: angle B is 40 degrees angle A is the right angle what is the measure of angle C?

50 degrees - you must label your answer with the degree sign or write the word degrees or it will be wrong!!

100

The flow rate of a river was measured at the same time each day over a 5 day period and the results were: Day 1 = 145 cubic feet per second Day 2 = 150 cubic feet per second Day 3 = 145 cubic feet per second Day 4 = 149 cubic feet per second Day 5 = 136 cubic feet per second What is the range of the river's flow rates for these 5 days?

14

100

We call the set of all whole numbers and their opposites ___________.

Integers

100

What should you do the night before your math STAAR test?

Go to bed early and get a good night sleep

200

The total cost for 80 students on a class trip to stay at a motel for 1 night was $1600. What was the cost, in dollars, for 1 student to stay at the motel for 1 night?

$20 or 20 dollars - you must label with the dollar sign or write dollars or it will be wrong!

200

Miguel's book has 208 pages. Tanner's book has n fewer pages than Miguel's book. Which of the following expressions represents the number of pages in Tanner's book? A. 208 - n C. n - 208 B. 208 + n D. n/208

A. 208 - n

200

The average depth of the five deepest oceans are: Atlantic Ocean = 12,880 feet Caribbean Sea = 8,685 feet Indian Ocean = 13,002 feet Pacific Ocean = 13,215 Sea of Japan = 5,468 What is the median depth of these 5 oceans and seas?

12,880 feet

200

The middle number in an ordered set of numbers is the: A. Mode C. Mean B. Range D. Median

D. Median

200

What should you do the morning of your math STAAR test?

Eat a good breakfast.

300

What is the value of the expression below? 6 + 4^3 x 2 ** ^ means exponent so 4^3 means 4 to the third power

134

300

What is the value of the expression below, when n = 3? 2.5n + 6

13.5

300

The following list shows the number of minutes that Katie played in each basketball game last season: 35, 13, 34, 25, 35, 26 What was the mean number of minutes that Katie played per game?

28 minutes

300

These have the same shape but are not necessarily the same size.

Similar Figures

300

What is the mnemonic that we say to remember the steps to answering an order of operations question?

PEMDAS

400

Which of the following fractions is greater than 3/4 but less than 4/5? A. 37/50 C. 17/20 B. 19/25 D. 7/10

B. 19/25

400

A solid three-dimensional figure has the following faces: -two parallel bases that are congruent triangles -three lateral faces that are rectangles What is the correct name for this figure?

Triangular prism

400

The floor of a daycare center is a rectangle that is 36 feet by 27 feet. The floor needs to be covered by foam mats. Each foam mat measures 3 feet by 3 feet. How many foam mats are needed to completely cover the floor with no overlaps?

108 mats

400

True or false: Surface area is the sum of the areas of all the faces of a geometric solid, measured in cubic units.

False! Surface area is measured in square units!!!

400

What should you NEVER do on a multiple choice question?

Leave it blank. If you do not know it make an educated guess you will have a 25% chance of getting it correct. It will be wrong if you leave it blank.

500

A speedboat can travel at a rate of 40 miles per hour. At this rate, what is the distance that the speedboat will travel in 6 minutes.

4 miles

500

The auditorium in Boston Middle School is shaped like a quadrilateral. Two of the angles both measure at 110 degrees. The remaining two angles are congruent. What is the measure, in degrees, of one of those remaining angles?

70 degrees

500

The base of a juice glass is in the shape of a circle with a diameter of 5 centimeters. Which of the following is closest to the circumference of the base of the juice glass? (Use 3.14 for pi) A. 15.7 cm C. 31.4 cm B. 19.6 cm D. 78.5 cm

A. 15.7 cm

500

A comparison of two numbers is called a __________

Ratio

500

What should you always do after you finish your test?

Fligure out if the answers are reasonable